FrameThrower · Actors · Nobuko Otowa
Nobuko Otowa
2 films · 130 frames · top-billed in 2 · 1964–1968
Born 1 October 1925 · Yonago, Tottori Prefecture, Japan · died 22 December 1994
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Nobuko Otowa was a Japanese film actress. She appeared in 134 films between 1950 and 1994. She was married to film director Kaneto Shindō. She posthumously won the award for best supporting actress at the 19th Japan Academy Prize for A Last Note, having been diagnosed with terminal liver cancer during its production.
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Awards
On FrameThrower we have: 2 films · 130 frames · top-billed in 2 · 1964–1968
- Medal with Purple Ribbon1989
- Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Supporting Actress1967
- Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Actress1954
- Mainichi Film Award for Best Actress
- Kikuta Kazuo engeki shō
How their films are shot
Measured across 130 frames from the 2 films we hold. This is the look of the work Nobuko takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.
Across the 2 films we hold, 54% of their frames are night, 45% chiaroscuro — the look of the work Nobuko takes.
Time of day
Lighting
Shot size
Camera angle
Mood
Films in the library
Every poster opens that film — stills, cinematography notes and colour palette.
Often with
Shared films in this library, not a full filmography.
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